DIY Men's Shave Kit

How to Make a Men's Shave Kit with Homemade Shaving Cream and Pre-Shave Oil

Julia Fain

Have you ever thought of making a homemade shaving kit? Many of the ingredients, such as olive oil and coconut oil, you likely already have in your pantry. In this project we will show how to make homemade pre-shave oil and shaving cream with free printable labels. This kit makes a wonderful one-of-a-kind custom gift for your loved ones!

For the Pre-Shave Oil

For the Shaving Cream

For the Shaving Kit

Supplies for Making a DIY Men's Shaving Kit

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How to Make Pre-Shave Oil

Pour 1/2 cup olive oil and 1/2 cup jojoba oil into 4-oz container.

Add olive oil and jojoba oil | DIY Men's Pre-Shave Oil

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Add 4–5 drops of essential oil to olive oil and jojoba oil mixture. In this project, we used an oil blend of spruce, rosewood and frankincense.

Add 4-5 drops essential oil | DIY Men's Pre-Shave Oil

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Seal and shake bottle to mix ingredients. Place the printable pre-shave oil label on the front of the bottle.

Label with free printable | DIY Men's Pre-Shave Oil

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How to Make Shaving Cream

Add 1/2 cup virgin coconut oil and 1/2 cup pure shea butter to a microwave-safe container.

Add coconut oil and shea butter | DIY Men's Shaving Cream

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Microwave coconut oil and shea butter blend for 30 seconds. Stir and microwave an additional 30 seconds. If mixture is not completely melted, microwave an additional 15 seconds.

Microwave in 30 second intervals | DIY Men's Shaving Cream

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Add 2 tablespoons olive oil to mixture.

Add 2 tablespoons olive oil  | DIY Men's Shaving Cream

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Add 4-5 drops of essential oil. In this project, we used an oil blend of spruce, rosewood and frankincense. Stir.

Add 4-5 drops essential oil | DIY Men's Shaving Cream

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Refrigerate until solid. Then whisk for 1-2 minutes on high speed with a standing or handheld electric mixer until mixture is fluffy.

Refrigrate then wisk until fluffy | DIY Men's Shaving Cream

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Fill jar with mixture and add printable shaving cream label to front of jar.

Add to jar and label with printable | DIY Men's Shaving Cream

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How to Assemble the Kit

Place the pre-shave oil, the shaving cream and a shaving brush into a cigar box filled with crinkle cut paper filler.

Make a Men's Shave Kit with Homemade Shaving Cream and Pre-Shave Oil!

Julia Fain

This homemade shaving kit doesn't take long to make and is sure to sure to impress the loved ones in your life. While the essential oil we used in these two recipes have a masculine scent, you can easily modify the recipes with a lavender or vanilla oil.

DIY Men's Shave Kit with Homemade Shaving Cream and Pre-Shave Oil. Free Printable!

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DIY Men's Shave Kit with Homemade Shaving Cream and Pre-Shave Oil

Julia Fain